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What specific criminal convictions, if any, does Donald Trump have and in which jurisdictions?
Executive summary
Donald Trump has one recorded criminal conviction in the sources provided: a May 30, 2024 New York state jury verdict finding him guilty on 34 felony counts of first‑degree falsifying business records related to payments tied to Stormy Daniels; he was later sentenced to an unconditional discharge on January 10, 2025, leaving the conviction on the books but imposing no jail, probation, or fine in that sentencing [1] [2] [3]. Multiple other state and federal indictments existed through 2023–2025, but the provided sources describe those as charged or paused/dismissed rather than resulting in additional convictions [4] [5] [6].
1. The one conviction that appears in reporting — New York hush‑money case
Reporting and contemporaneous legal summaries agree that a Manhattan jury convicted Donald Trump on May 30, 2024 of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, tied to alleged payments intended to conceal damaging information before the 2016 election [1] [2] [3]. That conviction made headlines because it was the first time a U.S. president — former or sitting — had been convicted of a felony; the conviction remained on the record after later legal maneuvering [1] [2].
2. What happened after the guilty verdict — sentence and legal maneuvers
After the May 2024 verdict, the case proceeded through post‑trial litigation. The judge imposed an “unconditional discharge” on January 10, 2025, meaning the court recorded guilt but did not impose imprisonment, probation, or fines at that sentencing hearing [2] [1] [3]. The conviction has been the subject of appeals and motions arguing that recent Supreme Court immunity rulings and other legal theories should vacate or move the case to federal court; federal and state courts have revisited aspects of whether evidence of official acts was properly admitted [7] [8] [9].
3. Other indictments described in the reporting — charged but not convicted in these sources
Across 2023–2025 Trump faced multiple other criminal prosecutions in different jurisdictions: a federal classified‑documents case in the Southern District of Florida, a federal case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia related to January 6 and attempts to overturn the 2020 election, and a Georgia state case in Fulton County concerning alleged election subversion. The provided sources characterize these as indictments, paused, dismissed while he was president, or subject to prosecutorial changes — but do not report additional convictions during the period covered [4] [5] [6] [10]. Ballotpedia and People summarize a total of 88 criminal counts across the four major captions but distinguish between charges and the one conviction reported [4] [11].
4. Conflicting legal interpretations and ongoing litigation — immunity and venue fights
After the conviction, Trump’s legal team and others argued the U.S. Supreme Court’s July 2024 decision on presidential immunity should bar use of evidence of “official acts” in the New York case and potentially require moving it to federal court; courts have given mixed signals and ordered further review of those questions [7] [9] [8]. The Department of Justice at times has argued for vacating the conviction on related grounds, according to Reuters, and the Manhattan DA’s office has defended the verdict [12] [9].
5. What the conviction and sentence mean practically, and what sources emphasize
Sources emphasize two concrete legal facts: the May 30, 2024 conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records, and the January 10, 2025 unconditional discharge sentence that avoided jail or fines but left a criminal judgment on the record [1] [2] [3]. Reporting also stresses that appeals and procedural questions could still overturn or alter that outcome over time, meaning the legal status remains contested in litigation [7] [8].
6. Limits of available reporting and where clarity is lacking
Available sources do not mention any additional criminal convictions beyond the New York falsifying‑business‑records verdict and sentence through the end of the cited coverage; they instead report other indictments, dismissals while Trump was president, pauses, or prosecutorial changes [4] [5] [6]. If you are asking about convictions outside the timeline or sources supplied here, those developments are not found in current reporting provided for this query (not found in current reporting).
Sources cited: Wikipedia/Criminal trial of Donald Trump in New York [1]; Lawfare [2]; Reuters [3] [9] [12]; New York Times and Axios reporting on appeals and immunity [7] [8]; Ballotpedia and People summaries of indictments and counts [4] [11]; FRONTLINE/PBS overview [5].